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Robotic Teleconferencing

Posted by michael on from the ten-seconds-to-comply dept.

Mike Elgan writes "Hewlett-Packard Labs unveiled to the press May 23 a system for teleconferencing with lifelike realism.Called the BiReality remote communication system, the project involves a remote-controlled robot on one end, and a total-immersion environment on the other, giving the user the ability to roam hallways, hold conversations and interact remotely through the robot."

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  1. doom? by romit_icarus · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..total-immersion environment on the other, giving the user the ability to roam hallways, hold conversations and interact remotely through the robot. Am I the only one who is thinking Doom??

  2. Sounds very handy by SRCR · · Score: 5, Funny

    This way I'll still be able to kick the other person in the groin even with teleconferencing.. This rulez

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  3. Will tomorrow... by SharpFang · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ...a remote-controlled robot be build so you can "walk it" to the shop behind the corner, get your kid back home from school, go to work... Will two people never seeing each other send their robots to marry each other remotely? And then go to honeymoon, to Niagara Falls, to watch the views on monitors from home... Will a day come when leaving your house will be scarce and you'll be doing everything by controlling your robot? I don't really like this vision of future.

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  4. Re:Crashes fast! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The robot is a complex system with many contingency plans. In the event of a system crash it would revert to a simple "Kill all humans" routine until the system can be brought back online.